Big City Bagels to Appear on Caspar Weinberger's New Television Show; Upscale Bagel Chain to Share Equitable Franchising Expertise on World Business Review.HICKSVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1996--Big City Bagels Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BIGC BIGC Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication (China) ), an operator and franchisor of upscale bagel bakery cafes, will be featured on an upcoming episode of the new national television series "World Business Review." Mark Weinreb, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the corporation, will serve as a corporate panelist pan·el·ist n. A member of a panel. Noun 1. panelist - a member of a panel panellist panel - a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc on the program, scheduled to begin airing on public television stations throughout the nation during the week of Oct. 28. Hosted by Caspar Weinberger Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger, GBE (August 18 1917 – March 28 2006), was an American politician and Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from January 21, 1981, until November 23 1987, making him the third longest-serving defense secretary to date, after , a chairman of Forbes magazine and former U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration Noun 1. Reagan administration - the executive under President Reagan executive - persons who administer the law , "World Business Review" premiered in September 1996 as an informative business and technology series. The program provides a forum for the world's leading executives to share their expertise and a showcase for emerging technological solutions. The focus of the episode in which Weinreb will appear is the development of equitable franchise contracts. Susan Kezios, president of the American Franchisee Association and member of the "World Business Review" advisory board, will serve as moderator of the panel. "Big City Bagels is a franchisor that doesn't place its opportunity for profit ahead of the franchisee," Kezios said. "There is nothing in franchising that dictates that one party must benefit at the expense of the other. Big City Bagels is an example of a franchisor with that philosophy. It is truly an equitable franchise company." Incorporated in December 1992, Big City Bagels completed an initial public offering earlier this year that raised approximately $5.1 million. The company currently has retail stores operating in California, Arizona, Minnesota and Utah, as well as new franchises in development in Washington, Idaho and Texas. Big City Bagels also has won catering contracts with numerous restaurants, prominent hotel chains, hospitals and a major airline. For more information on local air dates for "World Business Review," contact Multi-Media Productions, Inc. at 407/368-1451. CONTACT: Big City Bagels Mark Weinreb, 516/932-5050 or S&S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , Inc. John Howlett, 847/291-1616, ext. 248 |
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